Raúl Alfredo Othacehé (born February 9, 1946) is an Argentine politician, lawyer, and former Mayor of Merlo, Province of Buenos Aires.

[2] Othacehé attended the University of Buenos Aires, and graduated as a criminal defense lawyer in 1973.

In 1999 Othacehé ran for Governor, but Eduardo Duhalde persuaded him to renounce his candidacy in favor of Carlos Ruckauf.

[3] In December 1999, Othacehé was appointed as Minister of Government (Home Affairs) by Governor Ruckauf.

[4] In 2016, Pope Francis, in a dialogue with the current mayor of Merlo, Gustavo Menéndez, said he himself had suffered from attacks by Othacehé when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires.